Calling for Volunteers — Join an FMA Committee in 2023

Interested in furthering the magazine industry in the state, while gaining valuable leadership experience? Join a Florida Magazine Association committee!

The Florida Magazine Association is always looking for interested professionals — and aspiring editorial executives — to join our board. And what better way to do so than by volunteering on one of our many committees.

We are currently accepting applications for interested FMA members to join one of our committees — Nominating, Marketing & Membership, Contest, Newsletter, Scholarship, and Conference & Webinar.

“Committee members are the heart of FMA,” says FMA President Karla Monterrosa-Yancey. “Our committee members assist us with many vital activities, including the Charlie Awards program, serving as judges for our Doug Damerst Scholarship, and promoting our social presence.”

Founded in 1953, FMA’s mission is to create a community of publishing professionals that help promote the excellence and standing of magazines in the state. “Our members represent the gamut of magazines in Florida and so do our committee and board members,” adds Monterrosa-Yancey. “We are always looking for interest editors, writers and publishers to join our committees and help us move our association forward.”

If you are interested in becoming a committee member, please email Karen Tower at ktower@flpress.com and indicate your top two committee choices.

FMA Member Forum

The Florida Magazine Association has launched a new group page on Facebook for members to come together. The FMA Member Forum page is meant as a discussion page for members to share ideas, as well as a place for members to ask questions of other members, such as asking for advice or tips.

The page already has more than 20 members. It is set to private, so only FMA members are encouraged to join, but set to visible, so FMA members can find it without being invited and can request to become members.

You can help us grow the group page membership by inviting others to join. As an FMA member, once you join the group page, you can invite members of your magazine teams to join, be they creatives (editors, designers, photographers, writers) or business agents (publisher, sales, administration, or other). You can also invite other FMA member publications to join using the Facebook invite function. It is important to note that the Facebook invite function only allows you to invite others who are networked to your Facebook personal page. If you are not personally connected to your magazine team on Facebook or to other FMA member publications, you can still invite them by sending them an email with a link to the page.

If you have any questions, please contact the FMA Member Forum page administrator and creator, John Sotomayor, at john@sotomayormedia.com.

Time is Running Out!

Register for the “Sponsored Content: A Magazine Case Study” Webinar Today

Join the FMA on Wednesday, May 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET, to understand what sponsored content is in the digital realm, why it is important to the health of your website, and how it can drive new sales channels, reach more readers, and increase your domain authority.

Catherine Walters, publisher of Orlando magazine, will share the magazine’s 36-month journey with sponsored content and how it has shaped the magazine’s future trajectory.

Florida Media Conference Sessions Announced

Join your peers in Sarasota at the Florida Media Conference to unwind, reconnect with colleagues, and hear what other publishing leaders have in store for 2023 and beyond. This year is the perfect time to focus on the business of publishing. We've built a track of sessions for our magazine members that will include panels of experts who are in the trenches just like you. They will be discussing topics important to all FMA members. You will leave this conference with not only new additions to your network, but with a playbook of practical takeaways to start implementing in your business immediately.

Conference Tracks:

• Everything You Need to Know About ChatGPT
• Diversity & Inclusion in Journalism
• Secrets of Successful Salespeople
• Winning Awards & Winning With Advertisers
• Best Practices for “Best Of” Success
• Think Like an App

Conference room block is open.
For Hotel Reservations visit: The Westin Sarasota
Room block deadline is June 27,2023 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Annual Membership Meeting

You are invited to attend the annual Florida Magazine Association membership business meeting on Friday, July 21, at 7:15 pm (immediately prior to the Charlie Awards banquet), at The Westin Resort in Sarasota.

The election of any incoming officers and board directors will occur at this time.
All members are encouraged to attend. While the meeting is being held during the Florida Media Conference, you do not have to register for the conference to participate. If you wish to register for the conference, additional information can be found here: FloridaMediaConference.com. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Tower at ktower@flpress.com or 321-283-5345.

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The Next Lede helps members bring sales students closer to our industry.

FPA and tech partner Column created a robust media sales internship job board called “The Next Lede” and it will host sales internship opportunities from media companies in Florida and eventually all around the U.S. Please upload your 2023 Sales Internship opportunities here

Professional sales students are in the process of looking for summer internships right now, so the sooner the better.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to ktower@flpress.com